kileA

This is a bit of a random question, but to all of you who managed to get through the CTC evaluation/testing phases, what did you get in your A-Levels? Bit of a strange question i know.

cparker

BCC and a 2:2 at loughborough uni

all the best

Superpilot

I've been PM'ing people about this but seem to have conflicting views!

For the moving cross task. Were the joystick controls normal, or traditional pilot type? i.e. were they:

up for up, and down for down?

or

up for down, and down for up?

Thanks

air_wolf

towards you for up, away from you for down i.e. like in a plane.

Reverand Lovejoy

Maybe the confussion lies in what is actualy moving. There is a circle that has a fixed cross in it. Overlapping this is another cross hair slider that moves around the screen.
If the moving cross is in the top left quadrant then a correction input from the joystick would be back/down and right.
It is completely different to an aircraft because when I fly the needles I am correcting the fixed cross on the CDI towards the moving cross (ILS needles), where as here I am correcting the moving needles towards the fixed cross.
A simpler example would be to think of the sense as being the same as when you calibrate a joy stick! Back is down and forward is up.
Clear as mud I pressume - I'm not very good at explaining things am I
The Reverand

his3dmw

Fair enough, let that be an end to the matter.
Yes this is a Leeds uni login, Im in my final year. I use this as it is easy to remember as I use it everyday. R U at Leeds uni yourself?

P.S. Ive noticed you removed my u/name from the top of your post. Cheers for that. Also, at the risk of contradicting myself, I have to say that I slightly agree with you regarding newbie. I'm all for trying to get as much info as poss, but to expect others to do the work for you is a bit poor.

SMOOTHFLIER

anyone going to stage 4 this week or soon ?????
good luck to the guys going to stage 4 tomorrow! let me know how it goes please as i have my stage 4 coming up soon, pm me is better if you are not comfortable posting in this forum.
cheers
smoothflier

Xsr8

I hate to contradict, but the way the Reverend describes the use of the joystick is incorrect. If the moving cross is in the top-left of the screen, in order to move it back to the centre (down and right on the screen) you would need to push the stick forward (away from you) and to the right. Just like if you were manoeuvering the nose of an aircraft down and to the right. I can't understand why there's been so much debate about this, it's the same way all aircraft/flight sims work and it's not that complex.

While I'm here: Has anyone recently passed selection and been assigned to CP36? My induction's on 06/04 and I was wondering if anyone who frequents here will be there.

Stay frosty.

Xsr8.

Reverand Lovejoy

Now I've confused myself!! I thought the CDI test was how I described it and the "correct" sense test was the plane through boxes!

Whichever the case - it will be made perfectly clear to you, with the test runs before hand so don't worry. By the time you get to the capacity test it will need to be automatic anyway coz you wont be focusing on the cross hairs!

Xsr8 - I noticed you said there is a group discussion about I never had one on the 3rd March, nor did candidates on the 24th February. I think this is going to be a permanent change.

Superpilot

I'm not surprised if the group discussion part of Stage 2 has been taken away. Far too many people for the assessor to keep track off. My session went a bit chaotic at one point. Lot's of people dieing to get a word in edgeways!

kileA

Hi,

I am currently in 6th form and am about to finish my first year. I am taking 3 A-levels which are Geography, Sociology & Business Studies. I am hoping to apply for the CTC scheme as soon as i finish 6th form next year. So what i would like to know is out of the people that managed to get through the selection phases, what did they manage to attain in their A-levels and whether they went onto university.

Thanks Very Much.

cparker

Your multi tasking is not great is it?

I replied to your other post on the CTC Wings thread re A level results.

Charlie

kileA

I know and appreciate it, and that gives me some info on the topic of grades and if uni is a neccessity. But i just really want to know from people who have managed to get through the phases of selection and just see what they managed to get in the way of qualifications. I am just starting to "pull out hairs" over the fact that i think i won't get what i need to in my A-levels.

A38lephant

C,C,D - (at this point of my life I was more interested in girls than that boring education thing) and 2:1 Law degree -

Whilst i'm here, there is much debate as to who actually has involvement in taking wings graduates (I mean airlines). The website states easyjet,TCX, FCA, Monarch, Jet 2, MYT and Thomson fly. I've also heard rumours that BA have signed up. Can anyone clarify the present situation?

Cheers
A38e

kileA

A38elephant, are you going through CTC at the moment, or doing training somewhere else?

Thanks.

c_jephcott

Ok then, time for a little plea!

I'm doing the Stage 4 next Thursday (11:30) at Bournemouth and am staying Wednesday night in Stour Villa.

So is anybody else out there doing the same? Or am I on my own?

Cheers

Chris

NickS

Hi there,

Just finished reading all 33 pages of advice, banter and insults; I was meant to have done lots of work tonight, but never mind.

I applied in mid October last year, passed stage 1 but am now on hold probably until I finish my masters in October. Reading all of your comments has really made me want to get through the selection and (fingers tightly crossed) succeed.

Anyway cheers for all the comments and advice that sounded useful, I'm sure I'll be reading it all again before I go to stage 2, if I ever get to go.

Cheers

Nick

alfredo sauce

hahaha
hi i dont qualify for the CTC Wings program because im not an EU national, but ive been following this thread and all i have to say is that there is so much useful info here you guys should take it all and publish a book!!! this thread is not only helpful to those that want to apply to this particular program but also to those applying to other avaition programs where a selection process is involved
well thats all i got to say.
good luck to you all

SMOOTHFLIER

Air_wolf check ur pms please.
cheers

air_wolf

just found out that I passed stage 4 and am on the wings cadet scheme. just wanted to say a bit thanks to all who have posted on this thread - the odd bit of info here and there has really helped. hell, without the posts i wouldn't have even known about the scheme! as for stage 4, not a whole lot you can do to prepare apart from playing some flying games on your playstation. PM me though if you've got specific questions. all the best to those who are doing there stage 4 in the next few weeks.
cheers again.